WHAT IS KID PIX?...It’s an awesome tool that you can never get bored with!
"Kid Pix is a bitmap drawing program aimed at children. Originally created by Craig Hickman, it was first released for the Macintosh in 1989 and subsequently published in 1991 by Brøderbund. Hickman was inspired to create Kid Pix after watching his son Ben struggle with MacPaint, and thus the main idea behind its development was to create a drawing program that would be very simple to use. The product today bears little resemblance to the original software created by Hickman in the late 1980s and early 1990s. New Mac versions of the product are based on Software MacKiev/Riverdeep subsequently developed versions post 2002.
Hickman has had nothing to do with the development of this product since 1999. This product and all of the intellectual property, trademarks and copyrights associated with it are owned by Riverdeep Inc., LLC which bought all of the assets of Brøderbund and The Learning Company in 2003."from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Pix
How to use the Slideshow with Kid Pix: 1) Launch Kid Pix
2) Create a storyboard. How many pictures are needed?
3) Create all pictures. Save each one with their name and the number as they appear order (Example: Cat1, Dog2, house3, etc)
4) Load pictures into the slideshow component of Kid Pix.
5) Then pick a sound for each slide.
6) A transition or way it will move from one slide to the next.
7) Now create a sample slide show with the assembled items you have chosen.
8) Play your creation using the PLAY button.
9) SAVE the slideshow as : a. Slide Show : This means you can only view it if you have the program. b. Quick Time: This saves your show as a video movie and can then be posted. c. Stand Alone: This means you can view it, even if you do not have the program.
Kid Pix can be an adaptive and / or assistive technological device utilized by the educator to enhance the students learning ability.
Educators can use Kid Pix to adapt lessons for students who need a lesson taught in a different modality, or assist students who may have a disability and need differentiation of the lesson.
Example of Kid Pix being adapted for ease of learning.
A student who is a visual learner may have success creating a Venn Diagram utilizing the idea maker in Kid Pix.
Example illustrates Kid Pix used as an assistive device, for a student with a categorized learning disability IEP can utilize this program to express themselves or their answers through visual representation rather than written or verbally.
Kid Pix offers a range of activities for adaptive technology, assistive technology as well as novice and experienced users alike. The program's tools include: over 100 colored stamps of pictures that appeal to children; sound effects which can be turned off and on; an "Electric Mixer" that allows students to scramble and animate images; a "Wacky Brush" that produces squiggles, dribbles, and other design elements with kid appeal; a random paint mixer that creates colorful patterns; and a "small kids mode" for younger users.
Easy to use: A popular drawing program can be purchased by the teacher or by the school in the price range of $11.00 - $47.00 depending on the edition, store, etc. Purchase, follow the directions to download as the program states. Then you are ready to teach your kids to do amazing things!Kid Pix mimics non-digital drawing models by beginning with a blank screen, similar to a blank piece of paper. There are pull-down menus at the top of the screen and fourteen easy-to-use, intuitive drawing tools on the left. Each tool has a corresponding sound, and the program has a feature that allows for the creation of additional sounds, so that users can input cues or instructions.
Tami Webb, Holly Schramm, Tamara Wattenbarger
WHAT IS KID PIX?...It’s an awesome tool that you can never get bored with!
Hickman has had nothing to do with the development of this product since 1999. This product and all of the intellectual property, trademarks and copyrights associated with it are owned by Riverdeep Inc., LLC which bought all of the assets of Brøderbund and The Learning Company in 2003."from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Pix
1) Launch Kid Pix
2) Create a storyboard. How many pictures are needed?
3) Create all pictures. Save each one with their name and the number as they appear order (Example: Cat1, Dog2, house3, etc)
4) Load pictures into the slideshow component of Kid Pix.
5) Then pick a sound for each slide.
6) A transition or way it will move from one slide to the next.
7) Now create a sample slide show with the assembled items you have chosen.
8) Play your creation using the PLAY button.
9) SAVE the slideshow as :
a. Slide Show : This means you can only view it if you have the program.
b. Quick Time: This saves your show as a video movie and can then be posted.
c. Stand Alone: This means you can view it, even if you do not have the program.
Example of Kid Pix being adapted for ease of learning.
A student who is a visual learner may have success creating a Venn Diagram utilizing the idea maker in Kid Pix.
- Kid Pix offers a range of activities for adaptive technology, assistive technology as well as novice and experienced users alike. The program's tools include: over 100 colored stamps of pictures that appeal to children; sound effects which can be turned off and on; an "Electric Mixer" that allows students to scramble and animate images; a "Wacky Brush" that produces squiggles, dribbles, and other design elements with kid appeal; a random paint mixer that creates colorful patterns; and a "small kids mode" for younger users.
- Easy to use: A popular drawing program can be purchased by the teacher or by the school in the price range of $11.00 - $47.00 depending on the edition, store, etc. Purchase, follow the directions to download as the program states. Then you are ready to teach your kids to do amazing things!Kid Pix mimics non-digital drawing models by beginning with a blank screen, similar to a blank piece of paper. There are pull-down menus at the top of the screen and fourteen easy-to-use, intuitive drawing tools on the left. Each tool has a corresponding sound, and the program has a feature that allows for the creation of additional sounds, so that users can input cues or instructions.
Works Cited:http://www.atomiclearning.com/kidpixx.shtml
http://www.lttechno.com/links/kidpix.html
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/software/resources/kidpix.html
http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/
http://www.techcompanion.com/teachers.asp
http://www.youtube.com